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Trans-Am Camaros / Re: Original T/A racing photographs, late 60's & early 70's
« on: April 07, 2011, 02:25:04 PM »
Maybe Phil will make you another one out of that model you have? It'd look great in the '69 blue paint scheme.
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Trans-Am Camaros / Re: Wheels used on Trans-Am Camaros
« on: April 07, 2011, 02:22:42 PM »
Chad, really great photos and info. Thank you for taking the time and posting that. Does the total height (diameter) of the tire change much between the 7" and 9" wheel?
I saw a race report for the '67 Las Vegas Trans-Am which was very late in the racing season and the Bud Moore Cougars were shredding their tires on the leaf springs and having to make multiple pit stops. They said it was due to running larger rear tires than everybody else but it may have been due to thte usage of these wheels instead or a combination of both.
Steve, I have not heard of Penske doing that but have heard of Bud Moore putting water filled tires on his car for post race inspection. Something about a cement or lead filled helmet tossed in at the last second also.
Robert, the 15 x 8.5" American mags are not hard to find in the aluminum "straight spoke" design. In magnesium or with the original "D-spoke" design, I don't think I have seen or heard of one in that width. I'd love to see you with a replica of your old car someday.
I saw a race report for the '67 Las Vegas Trans-Am which was very late in the racing season and the Bud Moore Cougars were shredding their tires on the leaf springs and having to make multiple pit stops. They said it was due to running larger rear tires than everybody else but it may have been due to thte usage of these wheels instead or a combination of both.
Steve, I have not heard of Penske doing that but have heard of Bud Moore putting water filled tires on his car for post race inspection. Something about a cement or lead filled helmet tossed in at the last second also.
Robert, the 15 x 8.5" American mags are not hard to find in the aluminum "straight spoke" design. In magnesium or with the original "D-spoke" design, I don't think I have seen or heard of one in that width. I'd love to see you with a replica of your old car someday.
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Trans-Am Camaros / Re: Original T/A racing photographs, late 60's & early 70's
« on: April 06, 2011, 10:45:47 PM »
The Penske Camaro at Mid-Ohio in June, 1967. George Follmer was driving this weekend,
substituting for Mark Donohue who was at Le Mans driving a Ford MkIV teamed up with
Bruce McLaren as his co-driver. This was George's first ever Trans-Am race. He finished 3rd.
Photo: Jon Mello Collection
substituting for Mark Donohue who was at Le Mans driving a Ford MkIV teamed up with
Bruce McLaren as his co-driver. This was George's first ever Trans-Am race. He finished 3rd.
Photo: Jon Mello Collection
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Trans-Am Camaros / Re: Racing seats
« on: April 06, 2011, 08:32:01 PM »
I've got one of the Yenko or Nickey style seats that I got out of an IMSA RS Gremlin. If someone is looking for one of these seats, it pays to look around at various old race cars for sale on ebay or other sites as sometimes the seller will do a trade or sell the seat by itself. That's what happened with the seat I got. As for a Racemark "Donohue" seat, I don't have any photos of one handy. If somebody else does, please go ahead and post it. To me, they really look out of place in these cars but they were in fact used in a few old Trans-Am cars starting in 1970.
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Trans-Am Camaros / Re: Racing seats
« on: April 05, 2011, 05:09:37 AM »
Early on, some guys such as Craig Fisher just fabricated side bolsters to fit around the stock seat.
Of note, in '67 all Trans-Am cars needed to retain a passenger seat. For the '68 season (and after)
the passenger seat no longer needed to be installed.
Of note, in '67 all Trans-Am cars needed to retain a passenger seat. For the '68 season (and after)
the passenger seat no longer needed to be installed.
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Trans-Am Camaros / Re: Racing seats
« on: April 05, 2011, 04:17:56 AM »
Here's an interesting 1970 ad from Auto World showing a seat for Trans-Am cars.
Notice the upholstery is the same style as the NOS factory seat at the top of this thread.
Here's another ad from 1970 showing that Auto World was selling the Berry seat
and this ad uses the same Berry photo with the different upholstery pattern.
Notice the upholstery is the same style as the NOS factory seat at the top of this thread.
Here's another ad from 1970 showing that Auto World was selling the Berry seat
and this ad uses the same Berry photo with the different upholstery pattern.
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Trans-Am Camaros / Re: Racing seats
« on: April 05, 2011, 01:06:19 AM »
Yenko sold a seat that had higher side supports but which was not as tall.
Nickey/Bill Thomas sold either the same seat or one very similar.
Nickey/Bill Thomas sold either the same seat or one very similar.
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Trans-Am Camaros / Re: Racing seats
« on: April 05, 2011, 12:56:51 AM »
I'm assuming it was Berry Plastiglas, same as Berry Mini-T shown below.
This optional seat cover looks similar to the Berry seat below.
Maybe just another variation due to different calendar year?
The Berry ad mentions an aluminum seat frame but the frame
on the factory seat is steel.
This optional seat cover looks similar to the Berry seat below.
Maybe just another variation due to different calendar year?
The Berry ad mentions an aluminum seat frame but the frame
on the factory seat is steel.
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Trans-Am Camaros / Re: Racing seats
« on: April 04, 2011, 04:11:13 PM »
The original seat from Tom McIntyre's '68 Penske Camaro.
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Trans-Am Camaros / Re: Original T/A racing photographs, late 60's & early 70's
« on: April 04, 2011, 03:45:26 PM »
The Camaro of Johnny Moore and Jim Murphy at the '68 Daytona 24-Hour race.
Photo: Hugh Heishman Collection
Photo: Hugh Heishman Collection
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Trans-Am Camaros / Racing seats
« on: April 04, 2011, 06:39:40 AM »
Chevrolet homologated a fiberglass racing seat for the Camaro under part # 3931548.
Below is an NOS example...
Below is an NOS example...
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Trans-Am Camaros / Re: Scattershields
« on: April 04, 2011, 03:49:00 AM »
Has anybody seen a real live one of these Wedge scattershields that said DANA on it?
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Trans-Am Camaros / Re: Wheels used on Trans-Am Camaros
« on: April 03, 2011, 06:39:22 AM »
Chad, Thanks for posting the pics of the Vintage Engineering Minilites and the link to the website. They sure look like high quality wheels.
Since you have posted full view pics of the front and back sides already, a similar sized photo zoomed in on a spoke or other suitable area
should give us a good feel for the grain or porosity of the metal. I'd love to see the cheater wheels on your Shelby and I bet others
would too.
Since you have posted full view pics of the front and back sides already, a similar sized photo zoomed in on a spoke or other suitable area
should give us a good feel for the grain or porosity of the metal. I'd love to see the cheater wheels on your Shelby and I bet others
would too.
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Trans-Am Camaros / Re: F.I.A. Homologation Papers #1449
« on: April 02, 2011, 07:03:55 PM »
Has anyone seen or does anybody own some of those clear plastic '69 headlight covers? I swear I saw a set somewhere maybe 20-25 years ago but have not seen anything since.
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Trans-Am Camaros / Re: Original T/A racing photographs, late 60's & early 70's
« on: April 02, 2011, 04:32:47 PM »
The Deepwater Blue '67 Z-28 of Dean Alles at the Bridgehampton Trans-Am race. This car still survives and is racing in the HTA group on the West Coast.
Photo from 1968 St. Jovite Trans-Am programme
Photo from 1968 St. Jovite Trans-Am programme